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August 31, 2012 5:26 PM

PIB launches mobile version of website

The Press Information Bureau, PIB, has launched a mobile version of its website to make its content easily accessible to mobile users. The website is pib.gov.in/mobile. The mobile site has been customized in a way to display the latest press releases on the home screen and offers links to other matt...

August 31, 2012 5:25 PM

Govt expects demand of milk to be around 150 million tonnes by 2016-17

The government expects that the demand of milk is likely to be around 150 million tonnes by 2016-17. This information was given in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today by the Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Processing Industries, Dr Charan Das Mahant. He said the government has launch...

August 31, 2012 5:25 PM

Gram Panchayats to be connected through Optic Fibre Cable in single phase

All Gram Panchayats in the country will be connected through the Optic Fibre Cable in single phase and in two years. This information was given by the Minister of State of the Communications and Information Technology, Mr. Milind Deora in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today. He said, the govern...

August 31, 2012 5:24 PM

Lifer for gangster-turned-politician Gawli in Sena corporator murder case

Gangster-turned-politician Arun Gawli was awarded life imprisonment by a MCOCA court in Mumbai today in connection with the murder of Shiv Sena corporator Kamlakar Jamsandekar four years back. Apart from Gawli, 11 others who had hatched a conspiracy to kill Jamsandekar were convicted last week.Jamsa...

August 31, 2012 5:23 PM

PM: Keen to visit Pak, for this proper atmosphere to be created

The Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh today said he was keen to visit Pakistan but for this a proper atmosphere has to be created. Speaking to reporters on board special aircraft on his way back home from Tehran after attending the sixteenth NAM summit, Dr Singh said crucial test for Islamabad is to ...

August 31, 2012 2:13 PM

Govt has taken several steps to mitigate rainfall deficiency: Agri Min Pawar

The government is closely monitoring the monsoon situation in the country. Giving this information in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today, the Agriculture Minister, Mr Sharad Pawar said the government has taken several measures to mitigate the effects of deficiency in the rainfall. The measures...

August 31, 2012 1:48 PM

Madras HC clears commissioning of Koodankulam nuke power plant

Madras High Court today cleared the Commissioning of Koodankulam nuclear power plant in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. The court rules that there were no impedients for its commissioning.A Division bench of the court dismissed a batch of PILs that insisted on compliance of all mandatory pre com...

August 31, 2012 1:47 PM

RS adopts motion to extend time frame to examine Lokpal, Lokayukta Bills

Senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today alleged that the government is not in favour of bringing the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill in Parliament. Talking to reporters in New Delhi, Mr Naqvi criticised the motion seeking extension of the time limit for presenting the report of the Select Committee o...

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